Politics

Hungary’s revolution of October 23, 1956 was commemorated in several US cities and a ceremony was heldin Washington on Monday. “We Hungarians, a people of freedom being of a small country but a great nation, dared to say from time to time: enough of tyranny; and we dared to confront much …

The government is ready to “cooperate with all mayors and local councils that are themselves ready to cooperate,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in parliament’s opening autumn session on Monday. Referring to the recent local elections, Orbán said that “everybody, regardless of party affiliation, must work for Hungary and the Hungarian …

The 2019 municipal elections brought great surprises.  Although Fidesz won the majority of the municipals, they lost Budapest and a great number of Hungary’s largest cities; thus, the opposition alliance has proven that it is still alive and that the ruling parties can be defeated. There’s not that much for …

Apart from certain important cities, the country remained orange in general, while in Budapest, the joint opposition scored a much-awaited and in certain districts, a very surprising victory. Analysts agree this might bring a new era in domestic politics. No pollster predicted Gergely Karácsony’s victory. What is more, his triumph was rather …

Voters will decide in Sunday’s local elections if their towns and cities have able leaders, the prime minister said on Sunday, after he cast his ballot in Budapest’s 12th district. Speaking to reporters, Viktor Orbán said he had voted for István Tarlós, incumbent Budapest mayor, and asked the city’s residents to follow …

This year’s municipal elections promise to be exciting in many ways. The government parties intend to win everywhere in the country, but for the first time in years, members of the opposing political camp have made their response: extensive cooperation across the country that hasn’t been seen before. As a …

According to political analysts, the upcoming municipal election might have the highest stakes out of all the local elections since the regime change in Hungary.  Although not necessarily for government parties, more likely this year’s municipal election will be decisive for the whole Hungarian opposition. The fate of these political …

Less than two weeks before the 2019 local elections, we take another dive in and gather the most recent pollsters regarding the approval rating of the Budapest mayoral candidates. Many of them predict an extremely close competition while others indicate a clear Fidesz win.  A possibly close competition Looking at …

Hungary has in recent years postulated a political and state model: it has constructed a Christian democratic state, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of the national-conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI) party in Rome on Saturday. This model works and is successful, Orbán said. The political success is obvious: Hungary’s …

With the local elections just around the corner, we take a look at the chances of mayoral candidates in Budapest. Will Fidesz supported István Tarlós win his third consecutive term on October 13 or this time joint leftist opposition candidate Gergely Karácsony will defeat the incumbent mayor? Also, what are the chances …

István Tiborcz, Hungarian Prime Minister VIktor Orbán’s son-in-law made his debut on the list of the top 100 wealthiest businessmen at the 32nd place. According to napi.hu‘s assessment, he is worth 35 billion Forints (~€107 million) and he is the youngest person on the list. István Tiborcz’s wealth grew mostly …

Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs confirmed to origo.hu that: US President Donald Trump had invited Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for a working visit in Washington on 13 May. The meeting will be about energy security, US-Hungarian defence cooperation and bilateral relations, and questions of security in the region. Earlier, …

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, speaking at a conference on migration in Budapest, called for swift action to be taken on migration and border protection and he also called for European unity. “We must act now,” Orbán told the Budapest Migration Conference organized by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium. If European policymakers …

Hungaryʼs governing populist party Fidesz has been suspended by the centre-right European Peopleʼs Party (EPP), the biggest political grouping in the European Parliament, after a vote triggered by what many member parties see as Fideszʼs defiance of EU policies and EPP values, according to breaking reports Wednesday evening. In an …

Artists, sicientists, civilians protect against the fragmantation of the Hungarian Science Academy Budapest, Roosevelt tér. In their opinion the government does not have the task of defining the thoughts and thinking of citizens and also not to highlight the goals of scientific research

Budapest is before mayor election. ( Now the mayor of Budapest is Tarlós István, a FIDESz-man) The opposition had a succesful pre-selection to pick out a common candidate for the biggest democratic opposition parties. Karácsony Gergely won. He is the leaderof the left-green Párbeszéd party and the mayor of Zuglo …

The hungarian government wants to recover its relationship with the USA government with buying from the USA a new military missile system. This can make the Hungarian-Russian relationship tense.

Hungary’s incumbent government secured a sweeping victory in the country’s general election on Sunday. The opposition is disintegrating rapidly: Jobbik head, Socialist head, LMP co-head, and Együtt heads all immediately quit. A triumphant Viktor Orbán took to the stage in front of crowds of party supporters just before midnight after …

ungarians elect a new parliament on Sunday, and it’s a pleasant surprise that the result is in doubt. Strongman Victor Orban still is the favorite, but voters may strike a blow for greater democracy by denying him the wide margin he desires. Mr. Orban hopes to win a two-thirds majority …

Three weeks before the parliamentary elections on April 8, undecided voters seem more ready to make their choices, as their percentage among all voters has shrunk by 4 percentage points in the latest poll by Závecz Research. Meanwhile, governing Fidesz has lost some support, but is still overwhelming compared to …

A company owned by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s father was awarded a USD 1.2 million state contract despite Orbán’s claim that his family stays away from state tenders, investigative journalism group Direkt36 reports. “I am very surprised that you claim that there is a project funded by the European Union, …

Nearly Ft 5 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on government propaganda in the third quarter of 2017, HirTV said on Thursday, citing Cabinet Office advertisement costs data obtained by Átlátszó. Most of that amount has landed at media firms close to the government, it added. The government’s campaign against …

Fidesz has further improved its positions among all voters in Hungary in November, while the rate of undecided has not changed since July, a poll by Závecz Research shows. Apart from Fidesz, now at 31%, the only party that has grown since July, however slightly, is the Democratic Coalition (DK), …

Serious security preparations are taking place in connection with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest, said Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto here on Friday at a press conference. The Russian president is coming to Hungary on Monday Aug 28th, basically because of the opening ceremony …

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó held an extraordinary press conference this morning at which he announced that he has summoned Hungaryʼs ambassador to the Netherlands home for consultations after Dutch Ambassador to Hungary Gajus Scheltema voiced strong criticisms of the Hungarian government in a newspaper interview. As …

Israel’s ambassador to Hungary denounced the campaign, but hours later Israel’s foreign ministry issued a statement critical of Soros. The Hungarian government launched a poster campaign vilifying the billionaire George Soros. Large posters of the philanthropist appeared all over Hungary in recent days. Soros is depicted smiling, with the text “Let’s …

A conservative commentator quotes earlier statements by Italian left-wing leader Matteo Renzi who used to condemn Hungary for building a fence along its southern borders and who now complains that Italy cannot cope with the inflow of migrants from Africa. On Mandiner, Gellért Rajcsányi welcomes former Italian Prime Minister Matteo …

The basement is filled with tables, mismatched chairs and a worn sofa. This former hair salon near Budapest’s main train station lacks flair, except for the fact that it’s now home to Hungary’s Momentum Party, led by 28-year-old András Fekete-Győr. “We still work to make it cozier, but it looks …

Mtva.hu reports: Andrew Cuomo, the governor of the State of New York, said on Wednesday he is ready for talks with the Hungarian government on the Central European University (CEU). “An agreement to keep CEU in Budapest as a free institution is in everyone’s best interests, and I stand ready …

Budapestbeacon reports: Turkey’s state news agency has revealed that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán joined the ranks of leaders of several autocratic states as he congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a narrow referendum victory on Sunday. The news was first reported by Turkey’s Anadolu Agency news wire which was noticed by …